What Are The Similarities Between 1984 And The Pedestrian

Democracy is the one of the oldest of the most important aspects of a free world. Democracy allows you to have a functioning society with privacy and laws that protect you, without democracy the world will not be able to function. The government will run uncontrollably and have control over what you say and do. Within “1984” By George Orwell and The Pedestrian By Ray Bradbury are both about a futuristic oppressive society in which the protagonist, who are formed to the society and eventfully deviate from the norm of their respected society and become labeled as an outcast by their society’s. In 1984 and the “The Pedestrian”, the protagonists are subjected to strict surveillance, forcing them to conform to their society’s values, which intern

In both works of literature the setting is quite similar. For example, since the world is controlled by technology the police expect you to stay inside. In the short story “The Pedestrian” everyone is inside watching television except Leonard Mead, Leonard is the only one who is outside. Also since everyone has a viewing screen "And you have a viewing screen in your house to see with?" "No." "No?", Leonard’s profession as a writer has become obsolete. Since the world has been overruled by technology everyone has remained inside and since Leonard is the only one out it seems like everyone is dead because they all sit inside and watch TV all day. : In the society that Leonard lives in you can infer that its required that you must stay inside unless it is truly needed to go out. Before the quote "And there is air in your house, you have an air conditioner, Mr. Mead?" "Yes.", Leonard was explaining to the robotic police officer that he was “Walking for air, walking to see”. This shows how this society/law enforcement does not want you to leave your house which only forces the civilians to conform to the government. Next in 1984 you can see some similarities for example the world is still controlled by technology. In 1984 “The instrument (the telescreen, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely.” The telescreen is another example of strict surveillance, the telescreen is able to listen to you, give you orders to follow, see you and finally recognize your facial expressions. The telescreens cannot be turned off and there is always someone who is watching the feeds from the telescreen. Since Winston is always under surveillance he has to oblige to the party’s rules, which limits him as a person. Also in 1984 there is an oppressive society, in 1984 the party has created a new form of manipulation